SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — We’ve had some cooler temperatures and cloudy skies, but if you’re looking for summer heat, no worries. Meteorologist Scot Mundt has an update on the summer forecast.
KELOLAND’s been cooler than average for the past couple of days. Dating back to May 16th, Sioux Falls has had 16 of those 20 days with below average highs which includes a two week stretch from May 16-29. That two-week stretch averaged 62 degrees for a high, a little more than 10 degrees below the climate average. But I think things will soon change.
We’ll watch Texas for heat to expand as we head into the second half of June. At the same time, the jet stream will retreat north and help the heat expand as we get into July. At the same time, much drier air will prevail for much of the central and northern plains.
And the European seasonal model agrees. This is what it shows for temperatures for June through August: above average.
And this is the look at rainfall, below average rain can be expected from Texas north into the central and northern plains and east toward the Great Lakes.
So I still think it’s important to take any rain you can get as we continue for periods of rain into the first half of the weekend.
